| Jayson Swain | |
| Number: | 1 |
| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Birth Date: | 27 July 1984 |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lbs: | 205 |
| High School: | Huntsville (AL) Grissom |
| College: | Tennessee |
| Undraftedyear: | 2007 |
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Jayson Swain (born July 27, 1984) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) and currently a host on his Radio Show Josh & Swain on 99.1 The Sports Animal Josh and Swain as well as his podcast The Swain Event which was named Best of the Best by Cityview Magazine in 2018 .[1]
Swain was born in Chicago, Illinois, but he attended Virgil I. Grissom High School in Huntsville, Alabama where he was a starter for 4 years in football and 3 years in basketball.[2] He was an All-American and played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. He was recruited by many major Universities as a Senior in High School.
Swain garnered rave reviews upon arriving at Tennessee in 2003. He was part of a heralded recruiting class with receivers Robert Meachem and Bret Smith. As a freshman, Jayson caught 21 passes for 285 yards and was on the Knoxville News Sentinel's All-SEC Freshman Team. Swain started five games in his sophomore and junior seasons, before becoming a full-time starter in the 2006 season. For the 2006 season, Swain had 49 catches and 688 yards receiving and 6 touchdowns. He is currently 6th all-time in UT history with 126 receptions. Swain is also 13th in career receiving yards with 1,721.
Jayson went undrafted in the 2007 NFL draft, though he was signed as a free agent by the Chicago Bears the day after.[3]